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See what law enforcement is doing to combat drivers behaving badly

Manic maneuvers, wrong-way turns, bad blinkers and distracted drivers. WESH 2 News strapped a camera on a commuter's car and recorded his close calls on Central Florida roads. See what law enforcement is doing to crack down.

Manic maneuvers, wrong-way turns, bad blinkers and distracted drivers. WESH 2 News strapped a camera on a commuter's car and recorded his close calls on Central Florida roads. See what law enforcement is doing to crack down.

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Updated: 10:39 PM EDT May 19, 2014

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WEBVTT WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND GET YOU FRESH INFORMATION AS IT COMES. DRIVERS BEHAVING BADLY. WESH 2 LOOKS AT THE NUMBER ONE EXCUSE PEOPLE GIVE FOR CRAZY DRIVING. TROOPERS CONSIDER AGGRESSIVE DRIVING AS DANGEROUS AS DRUNK DRIVING. GREG FOX TAKES US BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THIS IS A STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON WESH 2. I'M GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. SURE, WE'VE SEEN YouTUBE BUSTING VIDEOS LIKE THIS. FINGER FLIPPING TAILGATERS NEARLY RUNNING A CAR OFF THE ROAD. THEN CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET! [ LAUGHTER ] AND THIS DRIVER'S OWN VIDEO SHOWING HIM IN VOLUSIA COUNTY RUNNING RED LIGHTS, SIDESWIPING VEHICLES AND REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR. THINK THAT'S RARE? THINK AGAIN. FOR A SOLID YEAR WE GATHERED VIDEO OF ONE LOCAL DRIVER'S DAILY COMMUTE. RED LIGHT RUNNERS, ESPECIALLY TRUCKERS THAT RUN THE RED. THE SPEEDING, TAILGATING, LANE SURFER LIKE THIS GUY AND DRIVERS TURNING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, USUALLY WITHOUT BLINKERS. LOCAL DRIVERS TELL US THEY'RE SICK OF IT. YOU HAVE LUNATICS ON THE ROAD. IT'S FRUSTRATING. SLAMMING ON YOUR BRAKES ALL THE TIME. A LOT-OF-PEOPLE THINK IT'S A RACEWAY. BRAD CALLS HIGHWAY PATROL TO REPORT SPEEDERS. 4,000 POUNDS OF WEAPON BEING DRIVEN CRAZY BY TOO MANY PEOPLE. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ACKNOWLEDGES SPEED IS NOT THE ON THE FACTOR THAT PUTS YOU AT RISK. THEY'VE GOT AGGRESSIVE DRIVING DETAILS LIKE THIS. TROOPERS ON THE TRAIL OF DRIVERS PUTTING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AT RISK. WHAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SEEING A AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IS AS BIG OF A PROBLEM AT DRUNK DRIVING. AND EVERYONE HAS AN EXCUSE FOR PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE METAL. THE BIGGEST EXCUSE THEY HERE IS THEY'RE LATE. RUNNING LATE. NOT MUCH OF AN EXCUSE WHEN IN A

See what law enforcement is doing to combat drivers behaving badly

Manic maneuvers, wrong-way turns, bad blinkers and distracted drivers. WESH 2 News strapped a camera on a commuter's car and recorded his close calls on Central Florida roads. See what law enforcement is doing to crack down.